Visit Parks

Bison and Human Safety in Parks

• Bison are wild animals and are unpredictable.
• Maintain a distance of 100 feet (30 m or two bus lengths) from bison.
• When the bison are within 100 feet (30 m) of the road, it is recommended to view them from inside a vehicle.

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  Wilderness Residents

  Badlands National Park

  Bison inhabit the 64,000-acre wilderness area in the western reaches of the North Unit of the park.

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  Sustaining the Body & Spirit

  Bighorn Canyon NRA

  Although Bighorn Canyon does not have a bison herd, visitors can sometimes see them on Crow Tribal Land on the drive to the North District.

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  Native Grazers

  Capitol Reef National Park

  Bison are native to the area in and around Capitol Reef. The Henry Mountain herd is managed by the state of Utah.

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  The Bison Pasture

  Chickasaw NRA

  A portion of the park's upland prairie has been reserved as a range for a small herd of American bison.

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  ANCESTRAL HOMELANDS

  Glacier National Park

  Park neighbors, the Blackfeet Tribe, released bison back into the wild after a 125 year absence as part of the Iinnii Initiative.

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  North Rim Inhabitants

  Grand Canyon National Park

  The Kaibab Plateau Bison herd roams the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and adjacent North Kaibab National Forest.

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  At the Edge of the Dunes

  Great Sand Dunes NP&P

  More than 1,500 bison are currently ranched within park boundaries on land owned by partners; the land is accessible only by tour.

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  Watchable Wildlife

  Grand Teton National Park

  Bison from the Jackson herd can be found in large groups in the park along roadside vantage points.

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  Sustaining the Landscape

  Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

  Windmill Pasture (and sometimes West Traps Pasture) is home to the preserve's Flint Hills bison herd.

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  Residents Since Prehistoric Times

  Yellowstone National Park

  Thousands of individuals roam relatively freely over the expansive landscape of Yellowstone National Park and nearby areas of Montana.

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  "Lordly" Animals

  Theodore Roosevelt National Park

  This park has two bison separate bison herds, a South Unit herd and a North Unit herd.

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  at home on the prairie

  Wind Cave National Park

  Look for bison where a fire has recently burned and on prairie dog towns.

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  FREE RANGING

  Wrangell-St. Elias NP&P

  This park is home two of the most free-ranging plains bison herds in the United States: Copper River herd and Chitina River herd.